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Blue Skies, Palm Trees, West Coast Air And Lizard Tails

8/31/2018

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Blue Skies, Palm Trees, West Coast Air And Lizard Tails

...Continued from yesterday:
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     Although it took a couple of visits to Los Angeles for the place to grow on me after my first trip to L. A. close to decade-and-a-half ago,
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...in truth I've always been, and continue to be, enchanted by the palm trees and bright blue skies that grace that part of the country,
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...and can make even a supermarket parking lot or strip mall look rather idyllic.
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    And I never tire of that first moment of stepping outside of the Los Angeles airport,
...and catching my first glimpse of the palms off in the distance,
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...and realizing that the enchantment has not yet worn off.
      And I still swear that West Coast air smells differently from East Coast air - in a good way - though I can't exactly describe how.     
     After our arrival at LAX we Ubered - Los Angeles having caved to the might of the Uber behemoth and now allows Ubers, along with taxis, to ply their service at the airport, which is fine by moi - to my daughter and son-in-law's house.

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     Their house also smells to me like the West Coast,
...mayhaps because here one can keep the doors open all day without any bugs flying in,
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...though they do get an occasional visit from a small lizard, or an occasional still-moving lizard's tail - when a predator grabs one of these L.A. lizards by the tail the tail detaches and continues wriggling for some time, probably to convince the predator that it has the critter, rather than just the critter's tail, in its mouth - brought in by their cat Yajou,
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..here showing her excitement at her human family's arrival back home.
    My little grand dog Pinky Poo, on the other hand, his tail wagging at the speed of light, rather wore himself out with excitement upon seeing us again.
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     In truth we were all a little tired-out from the trip,
...but after a little rest,
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...and a brief once around the back yard to take in some sunshine, good-smelling fresh air,
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...and the view,
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   Their nectarine tree
...Tom and I set out for our most frequented L.A. destination,
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....from which we brought home, among other items, corn on the cob,
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...mainly because our grand daughters like to peel it,
...and which I included in my stab at preparing an L.A.-style healthy dinner ,
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...after our previous week of chowing down, Ohio-style (See posts from 8/18/2018 - 8/29/2018).
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      After dinner my grand daughters put on a show,
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...while I provided the musical accompaniment.
    The show was much enjoyed by all,
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